Mission
Our Mission is to promote the sport of cycling on Mercer University's campus, in the city of Macon, in middle Georgia, and at our various race sites in the southeast through a competitive, team-oriented, positive racing atmosphere that focuses on a balanced lifestyle of education, fitness, and well-being.
While we strive to be the best cyclists we can, we also understand that the discipline, hard work, and communication we build as team members and athletes are lessons that will stick with us for life. We compete in the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (SECCC) and are committed to spreading our love of cycling throughout the collegiate ranks.
History
Mercer Cycling was officially founded in the Fall of 2008 with by a small group of cycling enthusiast.
From its small beginnings, Mercer Cycling trained with other middle Georgia cyclists on training rides in North Macon, eventually racing as a partial team in the 2009 Athens Twilight Criterium and 2009 Historic Roswell Criterium.
After the short 2009 season, the team was reorganized to contain its current roster with the following title sponsors:
- Trained by Cain
- Francar's
- College Hill Alliance
- Jittery Joe's
- The Bike Store
- Bike Tech of Macon
- GU Energy
- Mercer University
Racing in their inaugural racing campaign in 2010, Mercer Cycling traveled to races throughout the southeast as well as train in rides departing near Bolingbroke on Macon's north side. Elizabeth Lee became the team's first state champion in 2010 with the Category 3 Road Championship in Georgia. Lee was also the team's first national race representative at the USA Collegiate Cycling Nationals in Madison, WI.
The current organizational structure of Mercer Cycling for the 2012 racing season is as follows:
- Austin Sholly (Club Co-President, Director of Operations)
- Gabriel Denes (Club Co-President, Sponsorship Liaison)
- Charles Weaving (Club Secretary, Organizational Support)
